General Plant Reference

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In Brief - 

THE PERFECT PLANT by David Joyce. An up-to-date general plant reference with complete appendices grouping all types of plants both wood and herbaceous by characteristics or site preference.  352pgs / 6 1/2 x 11 3/4 / full colour photos throughout / $42.95hc

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There are many general plant references on the market today, but really only a handful of very good ones.  Most are somebody or other's "favourites" which is not always helpful in the end.  The list of books included here offer a few choices in various price ranges and organization formats. 
                                                        Evelyn                  
Books are in alpha by author order

 

Reader’s Digest A-Z ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDEN PLANTS, edited by Christopher Brickell, Trevor Cole, Judith Zuk.  A comprehensive master reference of the cultivated plant world.  All plant types are included from trees and perennials to cacti and tropicals – all in alpha order, and all with colour photos, full descriptive information and zone.  A must have for anyone working with plants professionally, and the ultimate plant reference for home gardeners who want a book that includes everything they are likely to encounter in magazines, books and in the marketplace.  1095pgs / 9 ½ x 10 ½ / colour throughout / $89.95hc. 

Dorling Kindersley CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDEN PLANTS, ed. By Christopher Brickell with Cdn. Ed. Trevor Cole.  With over 8,000 plants organized first by plant type, then broken down into colour and size groups, this is one of the most comprehensive plant selection books, however I am disappointed in the vague handling of zone information.  This is a comprehensive reference that has the complete opposite approach to organizing plant entries from encyclopedias like the A-Z or FLORA.  This one is for plant selection because it’s organized by description (ie: perennials - tall -white - August), while the other books reference plants alpha by name only.  One is not “better” than the other - as always, the right book for the right purpose!  717pages / 9 ¼ x 11 ½ / full colour photos throughout / $69.95hc
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